Maintain blacking on engines
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Repairers In granting an export license for the return of four aeroplane engines to Chile the Callaghan-Healey government has dealt a blow against the re emergence of the workers' movement in that country.
Shortly before the 1973 coup the Allende government sent the engines to Rolls Royce, East Kilbride for repair.
After the coup, work on the engines was blacked. But : in 1975 the AUEW stewards at the plant to carry out a complete overhaul.
Though AUEW members followed this instruction, once the servicing was completed, the engines were then crated and placed in the factory yard; where they remain.
Recently the Chilean regime has secured a court order for the releasing of the engines and the excuse used by the government in leadership instructed shop granting the export license is that the courts can't be defied.
Shop stewards at Rolls Royce are adamant that these engines won't be moved and the TGWU leadership have correctly declared that their members won't transport them even if they are released.
Support for the blacking action must be raised in the trade unions and the Labour 'Left' MPs who claim to oppose the Chilean junta must be'forced to take up campaign against the action of the government in granting the license.